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Your checklist

  • Get low

    Smoke is poisonous and more deadly than flames.

    If you breathe smoke for more than a few breaths it can kill you.

  • Be fast

    A house fire can kill you in less than three minutes.

    Don't spend time trying to save possessions.

  • Close doors

    A closed door buys you time.

    It slows down the spread of fire, giving you more time to get to safety.

  • Get out - stay out!

    People have died by going back into a fire.

    Don't leave the meeting place to go back inside for any reason.

Call emergency services as soon as you are out and safe. Ask for FIRE.

Clearly state your address and let the operator know it anyone is still inside or has not made it to the safe meeting place.

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Fire & Emergency New Zealand

Waikato Wetland fire update #9

Waikato Wetland fire update #9

23 October 2024

The large vegetation fire near Meremere is now under control.

Fire and Emergency was able to stand down its air operations around 5pm with the fire now contained and controlled.

The fire remains at 1024 hectares with a 15-kilometre perimeter.

Incident Controller Mark Tinworth praised his crews for their efforts to get the fire to this point.

"This is a significant milestone for us as we do not expect the fire to grow any larger in size.

"We will have drones operating overnight to keep an eye out for reignition of the fire and to identify and monitor hotspots and flareups. 

"We will continue to have a presence at the site tomorrow as this fire will take some time to fully extinguish due to where it is burning in peat and wetland."

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